nasal bone

Introduction

Paired bone of the cranium.

Function

• forms the bridge of the nose

Articulation

• articulates with the frontal bone superiorly, the ethmoid bone & frontal process of the maxilla posteriorly & the contralateral nasal bone medially

More general terms

• bone

Component of

• skull (cranium)

Components

• inferior nasal concha (inferior turbinated bone)
• nasal concha; nasal turbinate